Ultimate Chicken Casserole
The ultimate chicken casserole uses simple ingredients is cheesy, with a super creamy sauce, and is loaded with tender noodles, chicken, bacon, and corn topped off with some crispy fried onions.
Servings 8
Calories 368kcal
Ingredients
- 3 cups dried egg noodles
- 6 slices of bacon diced
- 1 cup onion diced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 2 (10 ounce) cans of cream of chicken soup
- 1 1/2 cups half n half
- 2 cups frozen corn
- 2 cups cooked chicken diced or shredded
- 1 cup cheddar cheese shredded
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 cups French fried onions
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Cook pasta to al dente according to the package directions, drain and set aside.
- Heat a skillet on medium-high heat and add the diced bacon, cook until crispy then remove to paper towels to drain.
- Remove all but 1 tablespoon of bacon grease and add in the diced onions and garlic and cook 2-3 minutes until softened, remove from the heat and set aside.
- In a large bowl whisk together the cream of chicken soup and half n half until combined.
- Fold in the cooked pasta and remaining ingredients except for the fried onions and gently mix them together.
- Pour the mixture into a 9x13 baking dish, and sprinkle the fried onions on top.
- Bake for 30 minutes or until hot and bubbly. Serve
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Notes
Cream of celery or cream of mushroom soup can be substituted for cream of chicken soup.
Half and half is simply a mixture of equal parts of whole milk and cream found in the dairy section of your grocery store. You can also make your own by mixing 1 cup of milk and 1 cup of heavy cream.
A rotisserie chicken works great for this recipe.
Nutrition
Serving: 1.5 cups | Calories: 368kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 22g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 13g | Cholesterol: 89mg | Sodium: 612mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 6g
